Woman accused of hitting SDPD car while drunk

SAN DIEGO — A woman accused of striking a San Diego police patrol car while under the influence of alcohol was arrested Friday night after a short pursuit on eastbound Interstate 8.

The incident began shortly before 9 p.m. when the woman hit the patrol car in the area of West Point Loma and Nimitz boulevards, police said.

A pursuit began after the woman, driving about 35 mph, got on Interstate 8 eastbound, police said.

The woman pulled off the freeway at the Taylor Street exit, just past Old Town, and stopped the car. She was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence and hit-and-run, San Diego police Officer Dino Delimitros said.

She was the only person in the car. Neither the woman, who police identified as Kaveri Fields, 24, nor the officer was injured.

The patrol car had damage to the right-front light assembly, bumper and quarter panel.